When to Plant Asparagus lettuce in Twentynine Palms, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms it's possible to determine when it's possible to plant asparagus lettuce.


Planting Calendar for Asparagus lettuce

Frost tolerance for asparagus lettuce: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant asparagus lettuce until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant asparagus lettuce
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant asparagus lettuce
Probably not a good time to plant asparagus lettuce

The earliest that you can plant asparagus lettuce in Twentynine Palms is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant asparagus lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your asparagus lettuce may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your asparagus lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Twentynine Palms. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Twentynine Palms there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your asparagus lettuce if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Twentynine Palms

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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